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    LAST FAREWELL TO KAREN ASRYAN

    armradio.am
    11.06.2008 17:48

    The Armenian society today bid the last farewell to Chess Olympic
    Champion, triple Champion of Armenia, winner and prize-holder of any
    international competitions, Grand Master Karen Asryan, 28, who died
    on June 9.

    RA President Serzh Sargsyan, Speaker of the National Assembly Tigran
    Torosyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, thousands of citizens came
    to the Chess House today to bid farewell to Karen Asryan. They extended
    their condolences to his family and friends.

    All Armenian and foreign participants of the "Chess Giants 2008"
    international rapid chess tournament Levon Aronyan, Vladimir Hakobyan,
    Gabriel Sargsyan, Peter Leco, Michael Adams, Xiangzhi Bu, Alexander
    Morozevich and Boris Gelfand also paid last tribute to Karen Asryan.

    It was noted that Karen Asryan's death was a great loss for the
    Armenian chess and the Armenian society. He was one of the brightest
    figures of international chess, who lived a short but memorable life.
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